tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post7390845249169824690..comments2024-01-25T10:14:06.567-08:00Comments on L.A. Crossword Confidential: S U N D A Y September 12, 2010 Merl Reagle (calendar)Orangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-83142031666232716252010-09-12T22:37:32.519-07:002010-09-12T22:37:32.519-07:00Cute theme from Merl. I kept thinking of the Far S...Cute theme from Merl. I kept thinking of the Far Side cartoon in which the pilot is saying to the copilot, "All right James, let's get this baby off the ground." And of course, they're sitting in the cockpit of a GIANT BABY.John Wolfendenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07759716236594908137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-66043804221765228582010-09-12T16:27:44.047-07:002010-09-12T16:27:44.047-07:00Thanks for the fix, PG.
Wasn't an especially ...Thanks for the fix, PG.<br /><br />Wasn't an especially interesting puzzle at all.<br /><br />Learned one new word @ 55D: clue says "managers, formerly" and I ended up with GERENTS. Every on line dictionary I checked said gerent is a "rare" word for manager, but doesn't say "obs." Are they synonymous in CW-ese?<br /><br />Time for my burblebath.badrognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-46682443601811152672010-09-12T10:01:10.390-07:002010-09-12T10:01:10.390-07:00Thanks for continuing to do both puzzles. I do ge...Thanks for continuing to do both puzzles. I do get the LA Times and this is the one that was published today. I found it very hard, had to google a lot. Although I could kind of see the theme, it didn't help me a lot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-86390473303325618202010-09-12T08:37:07.860-07:002010-09-12T08:37:07.860-07:00My fault. I get so confused on Sundays with the tw...My fault. I get so confused on Sundays with the two puzzles! I tried to fix the mistake I made in the grid for the <i>other</i> puzzle and replaced this grid instead. Should all be good now.PuzzleGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06835502266781516627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-88480206928463132982010-09-12T08:07:03.921-07:002010-09-12T08:07:03.921-07:00This is not the puzzle that was in my newspaper th...This is not the puzzle that was in my newspaper this morning!<br /><br />The title and the commentary match OK, but the filled-in grid doesn't match anything!badrognoreply@blogger.com